Question

At Orrington, the Penobscot flows with an average speed of 40cm/s, the average depth of is 3m and width is 40m and the mercury concentration is 0.002mg/l.

What is flux of mercury there in g/min?

Answer 1

The flux of mercury at Orrington is 0.48 g/min. This is calculated by multiplying the average speed (40 cm/s) by the average depth (3 m) by the width (40 m) by the concentration (0.002 mg/l) and then converting to g/min by multiplying by 1000.